Monday, July 29, 2013

Review - V/H/S/2 (2013)



















Movie In-Jokes: 2010: The Year We Make Contact

One of the fun games when watching movies is to spot references, secret messages and gags that filmmakers, film crews and actors can slip into movies to pay tribute to films they love, have a bit of fun with their previous work, or give the cinematic equivalent of a shout-out. Here's a spotter's guide to these inside jokes.

This in-joke casts the two collaborators responsible for a science fiction classic into a more combative relationship in this clever bit of prop design for 2010: The Year We Make Contact.


Sunday, July 21, 2013

Movie In-Jokes: Tron

One of the fun games when watching movies is to spot references, secret messages and gags that filmmakers, film crews and actors can slip into movies to pay tribute to films they love, have a bit of fun with their previous work, or give the cinematic equivalent of a shout-out. Here's a spotter's guide to these inside jokes.

This in-joke will be a trip back in time for children of the 1980s, as one of the iconic figures of the era sneaks his way into the computerized world of Tron.